Rubbish bins and bags across the city will be getting stickers or tags as the countdown to the new rubbish and recycling rounds gets underway.
Waterproof stickers which have guidance on how and when to put out rubbish are being stuck onto thousands of bins ahead of a major reorganisation of the city’s rubbish and recycling rounds, which starts on 19 January.
Tamar Grow Local will be creating a land trust of starter horticultural units in the Tamar Valley aimed at reinvigorating mid-scale production in the area.
The starter units will enable new entrants into agriculture to access 1-3 acre parcels of land at an affordable cost and utilise business support, training, equipment share and access to markets. Alongside the starter units, a not-...
Alison Seabeck, Labour MP for Plymouth Moor View, has asked the Deputy Prime Minister about concerning levels of voter registration among school age voters and the lessons learned from a pilot in Northern Ireland which encouraged Electoral Registration Officers to visit schools.
The government’s figures from their own pilots suggest that nearly 9 million of the current electorate face...
Devon and Cornwall Police has been investigating an increased number of telephone frauds involving unknown persons randomly calling members of the public on their home telephone numbers and convincing them to part with or transfer thousands of pounds in cash.
The criminals use a number of different stories to get the victim to give away their money. The most recent story involves a...
Ocean Studios, Plymouth’s £4.2 million flagship development for the artistic community, has announced the opening of the application process for tenants.
From May 2015, 1906m² will be home to over 30 individual and shared studios as well as an extended hot desking space, specialist workshops, exhibition, retail and education space, all of which will be available for potential tenants...
Families can now enjoy some of the best views in the city from their saddles, thanks to improvements along Plymouth’s spectacular waterfront cycle route.
The route is part of National Cycle Network Route 27 and connects the Barbican, the Hoe, Millbay and Royal William Yard.
A new contraflow cycle lane now runs eastwards along Madeira Road, from the mini roundabout junction with...
Over 40 per cent of parents in the South West worry about their children’s mental health, more than any other health issue, Action for Children reveals today.
Action for Children runs more than 200 children’s centres across the UK working with parents and young children to provide a range of support including early action to try and nip problems in the bud and stop them from reaching...
Grants up to £100k available for urgent roof repairs to places of worship of all faiths and denominations – application deadline 30th January 2015
Congregations across the South West England’s responsible for looking after listed places of worship can now apply to a new £15million fund to address urgent roof repairs to ensure their historic buildings are weathertight, safe and open for...
